McIlwraith Ring-tailed Gecko

Photo by Kieran Aland

Cyrtodactylus pronarus

(Shea, Couper, Worthington Wilmer & Amey) 

Etymology: From the Greek pro (=before) and naros (= flowing), alluding to the blending of the anterior edge of the dark body bands with the preceding pale interspaces.

Distribution: McIlwraith Range, north-eastern Queensland.
 
Notes: known from boulder-strewn creek-lines at about 500 m (alt).

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